You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 118 Ghost Market, Corpse Oil Candles

"What do you mean?"

Yang Shuai floated over and asked, "Really? Eating vampires can really prolong your life?"

Master Huang smiled and said, "Whether it is true or false, I don't know... However, since the Classic of Mountains and Seas can be called one of the three great ancient books along with the Book of Changes and the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, its records must not be unfounded."

"I see."

Yang Shuai suddenly realized, "No wonder our Great Xia has no vampires. It turns out that our ancestors ate them to extinction?"

For the people of the Great Xia Dynasty, what could be more tempting than the four words "prolong life"?

Even the mighty First Emperor, a great emperor of all time, pursued immortality in his later years.

Master Huang, being a seasoned veteran, knew quite a few interesting anecdotes.

"The rumor that vampires can prolong life has been circulating in the community for more than ten years. It is said that some top tycoons once offered high rewards... At that time, a wave of vampire poaching swept across the country."

"Many people in the martial arts world went abroad to hunt vampires, causing quite a bit of trouble. It seems that this alarmed the higher-ups. After several rounds of negotiations, the two sides finally reached some kind of agreement."

"In short, people in the underworld are now under close surveillance by the Special Administration Bureau, and their departure from the country is subject to strict scrutiny... This has led to the fact that if you want to poach vampires, you can only do so by smuggling yourself across the border."

"Moreover, there are many experts in Western countries, and one wrong move could mean never returning."

"That's why the discovery of vampires in the Qin residence has attracted so much attention."

Poaching vampires...

Chen Yang always felt that this word was strange.

However, he wasn't particularly interested in vampires.

Prolonging life?

I have now entered the "Divine Register" of the Underworld, and my lifespan is long. After I cultivate into a Ghost Immortal and pass through the tribulation of lightning, my soul will become pure Yang and I will no longer be subject to reincarnation. It is no exaggeration to say that I will live forever.

How many more years can a vampire extend his lifespan?

After declining Master Huang's invitation, Chen Yang said, "Although I cannot go with Master Huang, I can introduce him to a master... This person is Master Baiyun, the abbot of Yunqing Temple. His Buddhist teachings are profound, no less than those of a martial arts grandmaster!"

"Yunqing Temple?"

Master Huang said, "Is it that ancient temple on Mount Luo? I never imagined that our Western Xia Prefecture would have such a high-ranking monk?"

He knew about Yunqing Temple.

However, the old monk Baiyun and his disciple Huixin usually practiced in the temple and never went out into the martial arts world, so they were unknown to people in the martial arts world.

After obtaining the old monk Baiyun's phone number, Master Huang got up to take his leave.

It was dark now.

The sound of pots and pans clattering came from the second floor of the funeral home.

Where is Gu Jinghui?

Chen Yang said, "Call him and tell him to come back for dinner."

"That bastard, he's only been dead for three days and he's already gone home... If you ask me, we shouldn't have buried him in Niushou Mountain Cemetery. Now look what's happened, he's become Song Jingxuan's neighbor!"

Yang Shuai cursed and dialed Gu Jinghui's number.

Chen Yang then sent Li Ali a voice message—

"Come eat at our restaurant."

Ten minutes later, the taxi that Li Ali and Ruyi were in stopped in front of the store.

have to say.

They have truly integrated into human life.

Ten minutes later, two gusts of cold wind blew in, and after landing, they turned into two ghosts, Gu Jinghui and Song Jingxuan.

"This humble woman, Song Jingxuan, greets the Inspector and Your Majesty."

Upon seeing Chen Yang and Li Ali, Song Jingxuan immediately knelt down and bowed.

"Get up."

Chen Yang said calmly, "You are Gu Jinghui's friend, so there's no need for such a grand gesture in the future."

Song Jingxuan quickly replied, "I am a ghost, and the Inspector is an official. There is a proper order of rank. How can you overstep it?"

Not bad.

She's a rather spiritual little ghost.

Moreover, she is quite powerful, at the Red-Clothed level. This level of vengeful spirit has lived in the suburbs for many years but has never harmed anyone. If Yang Yizhong hadn't bought that land and dug the foundation on her head, she probably wouldn't have come out to scare people. It's worth observing her and developing her into your team in the future.

Cat Master has prepared hot pot today.

For this reason, Yang Shuai went to the furniture store this afternoon to buy a hot pot dining table.

The second floor is small, so the dining table was placed on the first floor.

The pot was set out with various hot pot ingredients, cooked lamb chops, and lamb and beef rolls hand-cut by Cat Master himself. The induction cooker on the dining table was plugged in, and a group of...

A group of ghosts were happily eating hot pot.

This heartwarming scene, however, left Chen Yang with a strange and inexplicable feeling.

If this had happened two months ago, and someone had told me I would be eating hot pot with a cat and five ghosts at the same table, I wouldn't have believed it even if they had killed me.

After eating a piece of tripe coated in sauce, Chen Yang asked, "Old Gu, what happened to that crazy woman?"

Gu Jinghui said, "Captain Su has contacted her parents and sent her to a mental hospital... The little devil has returned to the cemetery. It can't find its mother and cries all day long."

Chen Yang: "This car accident really has nothing to do with that kid?"

Gu Jinghui thought for a moment and said, "The main cause of the accident was that the driver of the van was drunk and turned into the wrong direction, but with my reaction time I should have been able to avoid it... but my reaction time was obviously much slower at the time."

"That little guy is only three or four years old, how can he be so awful?"

Yang Shuai cursed. He picked up a piece of lamb chop, dipped it in the pot, then put it in his bowl, coated it with sauce, and took a deep sniff.

A few wisps of white steam rose and entered Yang Shuai's mouth and nose. Yang Shuai said with a satisfied look, "It smells so good..."

"Human nature is inherently evil."

Chen Yang said, "What's more, that little guy died in a car accident and is full of resentment. Plus, he's too young to distinguish right from wrong. That kind of ghost is the most terrifying!"

"Perhaps in its own eyes, it was just playing a game, but it could take other people's lives."

"Yang Shuai, Little Fatty."

"After you finish eating, the two of you should go to Niushou Mountain Cemetery."

Yang Shuai patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Inspector, I will definitely bring that little brat back."

Chen Yang shook his head and said, "It's not just it... there are also the other souls in the cemetery. According to the laws of the underworld, they are already dead and should have been sent down long ago. I will teach you the [Rebirth Mantra], and you can perform the ritual to help them pass on."

“Ali, you should also write this down... so that you can help guide the souls of the dead when you encounter them in the future.”

Chen Yang recited the Rebirth Mantra.

By imperial decree, your lonely soul is exorcised.

All ghosts and demons, all living beings are blessed.

Those with heads rise, those without heads ascend...

After finishing the hotpot, Cat quickly cleared away the dishes and then took Yang Shuai to the "Niushou Mountain" cemetery.

Li Ali then said, "Your Excellency, there are two other public cemeteries in Wucheng, which are also filled with wandering ghosts... In addition, there are some rural cemeteries, which also contain many dead souls."

Chen Yang laughed and said, "You can perform the ritual yourselves... Remember to come back before 12 o'clock. After midnight, it will be the first day of the sixth lunar month. You can take me to the ghost market."

Li Ali took the Ruyi and also turned into yin energy and left.

"what about me?"

Seeing Yang Shuai, Cat Master, and Li Ali reaping the credit, Gu Jinghui immediately said, "Old Chen, how about I go find a few ghosts to perform a ritual to help them pass on, and accumulate some merit so I can get promoted in the future?"

"You haven't been officially appointed yet, what merit are you trying to accumulate?"

Chen Yang said, "Besides, you will become a mountain god in the future, and the duty of a mountain god is not to take souls and claim lives."

Chen Yang lit a cigarette for himself, and seeing Gu Jinghui staring at him expectantly, he took out another one and burned it for Gu Jinghui.

soon.

Li Ali and Ruyi are back.

"Back so soon?"

Chen Yang laughed and asked, "How many souls have you helped to find peace?"

Li Ali shook his head and said, "The Rebirth Curse I cast cannot deliver the souls of the dead."

"what?"

Before Chen Yang could ask, Cat Master and Yang Shuai returned to the funeral home.

Yang Shuai stuck out his tongue and said, "Old Chen, is the [Rebirth Mantra] you taught me correct? I see a phantom portal appear every time you cast it... Why can't Cat Master and I do it?"

Chen Yang was secretly surprised and said, "Show me again."

First, Yang Shuai tried to activate Yin energy and recite the Rebirth Mantra, but he did not see the "Gate of Life and Death".

Cat Master and Li Ali tried one after another, but the result was still the same as Yang Shuai's.

What's the situation?
Chen Yang was very puzzled.

Is it because I have a physical body and am still alive... or is it because of the system?
Chen Yang sighed inwardly, "In that case, before the Yin-Yang Path is opened, won't I have to personally perform the rituals to help all the departed souls pass on?"

Although it's troublesome...

But it better illustrates one's own importance.

Cat Master bowed and scraped, saying, "Your Excellency Inspector, how about we go and capture all those wandering souls?"

Chen Yang glanced at the time on his phone: "No need today, let's go tomorrow...we'll go tomorrow."

August 6, 24:23.

The 29th day of the fifth lunar month.

In 32 minutes, it will be the first day of the sixth lunar month, the day the Ghost Market opens.

Yang Shuai and Gu Jinghui both wanted to go to the ghost market to see the excitement, but Chen Yang shook his head: "The ghost market is a market set up by the ghosts and evil spirits that linger in the human world... We are officials after all, so it's best to be careful."

For the spirits and evil spirits of the dead, the opening days of the ghost market on the first and fifteenth of each month are considered a joyous occasion.

On this day, ghosts can go to the ghost market to "go to the fair" and buy items.

But to the underworld officials, such a place where ghost markets gather is equivalent to a city of sin.

Chen Yang then inquired in detail about the Li Ali Ghost Market.

"As far as I know, there are nine ghost markets in the Great Xia Dynasty today."

"The ghost market that Ruyi and I often visit is called the Western Xia Ghost Market... In the northwest, besides the Western Xia Ghost Market, there is also the Loulan Ghost Market."

“Every ghost market is built within the [Ghost and God Realm], so once we enter a ghost market, we must abide by its rules... otherwise, no one knows whether we will violate the rules of the [Ghost and God Realm] and be punished.”

soon.

It's 12 o'clock.

Ali glanced at Ruyi.

Ruyi then brought out a candle about the thickness of a thumb.

Ali said, "These are corpse oil candles, which I bought at a high price from the ghost market... In a moment, find a crossroads, light the candles, close your eyes and follow the scent to enter the ghost market."

(End of this chapter)